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Three Oceano friends die in wreck

San Luis Obispo Tribune | 07/21/2005 | Three Oceano friends die in wreck:
One was a 20-year-old aspiring rapper, another a 'natural caretaker' for her family; the driver and a fifth passenger are moderately hurt

By Sarah Linn and Mark Cornejo

The Tribune

Three childhood friends from Oceano died early Wednesday in Arroyo Grande when their car crashed into another vehicle.

The 1:47 a.m. crash killed Manuel Medina, 18, Gabriel Gonzalez, 20, and Jessica Jacome, 19, who had known each other since preschool. Two other friends, driver Andre M. Quintanar Sr., 19, and Lupe Castillo, whose age was not available, suffered moderate injuries.

All five grew up in the same Oceano neighborhood and attended Arroyo Grande High School together, friends and family said.

Quintanar told authorities he was driving south on Oak Park Boulevard south of Meadowlark Drive when a small animal ran in front of his Honda Accord, said Officer Scott Peterson of the CHP.

Quintanar swerved left across the northbound lane -- right into the path of an oncoming Mini Cooper.

The impact caved in the right side of the Honda, killing Gonzalez, who was seated in the right rear of the car, and Jacome, in the middle. They were not wearing seat belts, authorities said.

Medina, in the front passenger's seat, was wearing a seat belt and suffered major injuries. He was pronounced dead at Arroyo Grande Community Hospital.

'It was plainly a case of (driving) inexperience more than anything else,' Peterson said, adding that investigators don't believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

Quintanar may face misdemeanor manslaughter charges because investigators believe he caused the crash, Peterson said.

The driver of the Mini Cooper, 22-year-old Jasmine Axelsen of San Luis Obispo, walked away with minor cuts and bruises, Peterson said.

Quintanar and Castillo were released from Arroyo Grande Community Hospital on Wednesday after treatment.

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